Herbs Horticulture Agriculture

This category covers any plant with leaves, seeds, flowers or other parts used for flavouring food, or in medicines or scent.

• Primefacts: Growing Garlic in NSW - Factsheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries covering climate, soil types, varieties, planting material, nutrition, irrigation, cultivation, harvesting, grading, marketing, storage and pests. [PDF]
  
• Assured Produce Protocol for Herbs - Producing crops in accordance with these standards allows growers to sell produce to any supermarket or processor in the UK. Information on site selection, site management, variety selection, nutrition, irrigation, crop protection, harvesting and storage. [PDF]
  
• Thyme - Information on this dwarf, aromatic shrub, its uses, cultivation, post-harvest handling and varieties.
  
• Dill - Factsheet on this plant, Anethum graveolens, the leaves and seed of which are eaten, with information on its markets and its cultivation.
  
• Tarragon - Information on this perennial herb, its uses, cultivation, post-harvest handling and plant sources.
  
• Growing Herbs - Extensive resource covering national organizations, websites, books and articles.
  
• Lemongrass - Factsheet with information on this crop, Cymbopogon citratus, grown for its edible stem and lemon grass oil, its cultivation and harvest.
  
• Growing Herbs for Essential Oils, Medicinal and Culinary Purposes - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on the cultivation of these crops, the production requirements, processing and marketing. [PDF]
  
• Sage - Information on this hardy perennial shrub, its uses, cultivation, post-harvest handling, varieties and sources.
  
• Marjoram, Sweet Marjoram - Information on this perennial herb, its uses, cultivation, harvesting and post-harvest handling.
  
• Wasabi or Japanese Horse Radish: Wasabi japonica - Information from the New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research on this crop, its requirements and cultivation. [PDF]
  
• Capers - Factsheet on the cultivation of this crop, Capparis spinosa, the buds of which are eaten, with information on markets and culture.
  
• Basil: Promising New Essential Oil Crop - Factsheet on the possibility of cultivating this plant commercially with special reference to Indiana.
  
• Comfrey - Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
  
• Savory Herbs: Culture and Use - Information on a number of herbs and how to grow them.
  
• Basil - Factsheet on the uses and cultivation of this crop.
  
• Commodity Growing Guides: Shallots and Chives - Factsheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries including climate and soils, and information on the cultivation of shallots, Japanese bunching onions and chives (Allium schoenoprasum).
  
• Anise, Sweet Alice - Factsheet providing information on this annual herb, Pimpinella anisum, its uses, culture and some sources of the seeds.
  
• Horseradish - Factsheet about this crop and its uses.
  
• Garlic Chives, Chinese Chives - Information on this herb and its uses, its cultivation and sources of seed.
  
• Commodity Growing Guides: Mint - Factsheet from the NSW Department of Primary Industries including a description of different mint species, climate, soil, planting, nutrition, irrigation, weed control, diseases, pests and harvesting.
  
• Goldenseal: A North American Medicinal Herb - Information on this plant, Hydrastis canadenis, its description, pharmacology, propagation and production. [PDF]
  
• Herbs for the Prairies: Coriander - Information on this plant and its uses, its characteristics, and how to grow and harvest it.
  
• Chives - Factsheet on this crop, with market information and culture details including sources of the seed.
  
• Taraxacum officianale: Common Dandelion - The New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research has been trialling this plant as a crop for medicinal and culinary uses. Information on its agronomy, production, harvesting, drying and storage. [PDF]
  
• Borage Culture on the Black Soil Zone of Alberta, Canada - Factsheet on the possibility of cultivating this plant commercially in this area.
  
• Mustard - Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
  
• Oregano - Information on this aromatic herbaceous perennial, its uses, cultivation, harvesting, post-harvest handling and varieties.
  
• Rosemary - Information on this perennial, evergreen shrub, its uses, cultivation, post-harvest handling, varieties and sources.
  
  

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